Tsukune looked at Moka in a completely different light. As he was about to say something quite harsh, Moka spoke first.

"You know... I... I actually went to a human school up through middle school..."

Moka had a painful expression, causing Tsukune’s heart to ache.

"I was isolated. None of those humans believed in monsters. Because of that, I started thinking that I was weird... different from everyone…”

Tsukune wanted nothing more than to comfort Moka right now but her words earlier caused him to back away.

“I… I thought it would be better if I just didn’t exist. It would’ve been better if I wasn’t there.”

Moka looked at Tsukune’s eyes with a happy and determined look.

“It was tough… but you told me that even if I was a vampire, it would be all right…”

Tsukune couldn’t avert his eyes. It was as if Moka was holding him in place with her eyes.

“And because of you, it’s been the first time in my life that I didn’t feel that I was alone.”

Moka finishes her sentence with a bright smile, causing the magic that held Tsukune in place to disappear.

He looks down. His knuckles turn white as he tightly grips the handles of his bags.

Moka continued, desperate to keep Tsukune here.

"You can't go Tsukune... I do- Let's study hard at this academy. Toge-"

But Tsukune couldn’t be swept by Moka’s pace again.

“If!”

His loud voice stops Moka in her tracks. Tsukune grits his teeth as he pushes the next words out.

“What if I said I was one of those humans you hate..."

Moka startles as she sees how pale Tsukune is.

“Would you still stop me?” Tsukune says with a pained look.

“... Huh?”

Moka was at a loss for words. Unfortunately, Tsukune took that as a sign that Moka hated him.

“I’m human…”

It was a whisper but Moka could clearly hear it. Seeing Moka stare at him, Tsukune shouted.

"I am a human! It was a mistake but I ended up being enrolled in this school! I'm a human..."

For a moment, Tsukune falters but seeing Moka’s terrified face, he knew that this was the point of no return.

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“... I… I’m different from you.”

Moka’s eyes were wide with a mixture of fear and anxiety.

“...” her silence terrified Tsukune too.

Wi-will she eat me now that she knows I’m human?

“No!” Moka’s shout startles Tsukune. “There’s no way a human could be here…”

Tsukune looks at Moka’s pained face and how she unconsciously backs away. Hurt, he turns away. Resolving himself, Tsukune turns around, toward the bus stop.

"Moka... That look on your face was because you realized I'm human, right?"

I’m so pathetic. It’s not even Moka’s fault…

“That’s right. I don’t belong here. I shouldn’t be here.”

Hearing her own words come from Tsukune’s mouth, Moka rushes forward and grabs his shoulder.

"Wait! Really, Tsukune! I was jus-"

Tsukune pulls away.

"Let go! You hate humans right?? So let me go!"

Feeling sorry for himself, Tsukune runs away before Moka can say anything else.

Don’t look back!

Tsukune internally screamed at himself as he heard Moka’s shouts.

“Tsukune! Come back!!”

But Tsukune didn’t turn back. He continued to run until he saw the ominous scarecrow that carried a sign saying ‘spirit academy’.

Leaning down, Tsukune takes deep breaths as he tries to calm his pounding heart. After a while, he stands up and pulls out the withdrawal notice.

He turns back and looks at the forest path. There was no sign of Moka.

This… this is for the best.

Then he remembers Moka’s words.

And because of you, it’s been the first time in my life that I didn’t feel that I was alone.

He then hears the sound of an incoming bus.

Turning toward the tunnel, Tsukune sees the telltale shape of a bus coming toward him.

If… If I go back home, everything will go back to normal.

Looking at the withdrawal notice again, Tsukune’s mind wanders to Moka.

Is this right... Am I satisfied with this?

The bus eventually arrives, stopping just beside Tsukune.

The door opens, revealing the same creepy bus driver. With his ominous voice, the driver calls out to Tsukune.

“Hehe… you’re running away after all.”

Tsukune felt a bit annoyed by that but the bus driver didn’t care and continued to speak.

“Somehow I had a feeling you would…”

With a light laugh constantly attached to his lips, the driver speaks to Tsukune before he can board the bus.

“Anyway, enough with that. It’s fine that you want to run away. Hehehe… If you have no regrets, come aboard. Let’s take you home.”

Tsukune stared at the bus entrance in front of him.

Taking a deep breath, he takes a step forward.

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Moka couldn’t follow Tsukune as he ran away. Despite her final attempt to keep him here, she was still anxious about Tsukune being a human.

She aimlessly walked around in the same area, half hoping that Tsukune would return and half hoping he didn’t.

Moka kicked around some pieces of rocks as she muttered to herself.

“No way… why did… no…” In no time, tears started to fall from Moka’s eyes. "Even though, I finally made a friend... It was the first time in my life I had a friend..."

She chuckles, feeling sad for herself.

Tsukune… even if… yo-

“Hey! Is the beautiful Moka alone?” Moka’s thoughts were suddenly interrupted by a rough but familiar voice.

Before she could turn around, Moka felt a grip grasp her wrist, pulling her to face someone taller than her. She immediately recognizes the source of the voice.

“Saizou?!?!”

Saizou’s sleazy smile gives Moka the chills. He then licks his lips, as if imagining a savory meal.

“A beautiful lady like you should never be alone, especially when a man like me is around, Moka Akashiya.”

Moka tries to pull away but Saizou’s superhuman grip forces her to stay put.

“S-Saizou! Let me go!”

Saizou chuckled.

“How could I?”

With malicious intent, Saizou then pushes Moka toward a group of headstones.

“Sa-Saizou, please. Let me go and I won’t report this.”

Saizou laughs at Moka’s feeble attempts to push him away. He removes his uniform jacket as he speaks to Moka with unbridled lust.

“Moka Akashiya… I am serious about you. Your beauty is incomparable to any one of those puny women I ravaged in the real world. I want you to be all mine!"

Moka tries to back away but finds rows upon rows of tombstones blocking her way.

Looking back at Saizou, Moka sees his tongue start to elongate. She flinches in fear as Saizou’s body starts to undulate as if something is trying to escape his human form.

"Argh..." Saizou groaned as if he was in pain. "Oooh... I knew it. I fucking knew it... I can't control my transformation when I feel like this..."

Saizou’s arms start to become larger as his uniform starts to rip apart.

“When I come to this point, there is no stopping me! I can’t control myself anymore! This human form can’t hold me!”

Moka froze in place as Saizou shed off his human skin.

“N…No, someone… help…”

Saizou laughs as he sees Moka shake in terror.

“Hahaha! I’m going to enjoy this violation of the school rules!”

Moka screams as she comes to the full realization of what Saizou intended for her. Only one person came to mind.

“TSUKUNE!!!!!!!!!!!!!”